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Arkansas Baptist College

Overview of Arkansas Baptist College

Arkansas Baptist is in a medium-sized city, in Little Rock, AR. The school has a Baptist religious affiliation. Arkansas Baptist is classified as a private, not-for-profit college. Students at the school earn degrees up to the Bachelor's degree.

Areas of Study

The most common major fields study at Arkansas Baptist include business and management and family and social work.

Arkansas Baptist Selectivity

All qualified applicants are admitted as the school offers open admission.

Faculty

Some professors at Arkansas Baptist are awarded tenure, allowing the school to retain good faculty members.

Student Body

The school, in 2007, had 602 students (592 full-time equivalent). A larger than average share of the students at Arkansas Baptist are minorities. The student body at the school is overwhelmingly male.

Student Life

Arkansas Baptist makes available student meal plans.

More complete details are provided below.

Contacting Arkansas Baptist

Arkansas Baptist College
1621 Dr. Marting Luther King Dr.
Little Rock, AR 72202-6099
General Phone: (501) 370-4000
http://www.arkansasbaptist.edu

Arkansas Baptist Programs and Degrees (2007)

General CategoryDegreesMost Common Majors [see all]
Business And Management22business management
Family And Social Work11human services, public administration
Religion And Philosophy9theology
Security And Law Enforcement4criminal justice and administration

Number of programs and degrees for Arkansas Baptist in 2007:

Degree LevelTotal
Awarded
Number of
Programs
Bachelor's degree385
Associate's degree81

Arkansas Baptist Student Body

Arkansas Baptist is a historically black college.

In 2007, Arkansas Baptist had a total enrollment of 602 students (592 full-time equivalent).

Students By Class:

GroupPercent
Undergraduate100%

Racial Diversity:
RacePercent
White2%
Black98%
Hispanic0%
(Foreign Students)0%

Students by Age:

AgePercent
Under 182%
18-1916%
20-2135%
22-2417%
25-2910%
30-346%
35-393%
40-493%
50-641%

Incoming (Freshman) Students by Place of Residence:
(From available data sampling)

ResidencePercent
Arkansas85%
Illinois3%
Michigan3%
Texas2%
Tennessee2%
Washington1%
Louisiana1%

Arkansas Baptist Graduation, Retention, and Transfers

Retention Rates (2007):

GroupReturning From
Previous Year
Full-Time39 %

Arkansas Baptist Room and Board (2007)

Arkansas Baptist offers campus housing for 144 of its 592 (full-time) students.

(Please refer to our profile of Little Rock, Arkansas for details about the area surrounding the campus. Also see our list of other Arkansas Colleges).

The school offers students a meal plan with 19 meals per week.

Arkansas Baptist Expenses and Financial Aid (2007)

Expenses and Financial Aid:

ExpenseAmount
In-state tuition and fees$ 5,500
Out-of-state tuition and fees$ 5,500
Room and board$ 6,392
Room charge$ 3,032
Board (meal plan) charge$ 3,360
Books and supplies$ 1,000
Other expenses$ 3,000

Financial Aid:
Arkansas Baptist participates in Federal Title IV financial aid programs. (The school's OPE ID is 108700)

Arkansas Baptist Faculty

Arkansas Baptist has a tenure system for faculty.

Tenure Status of Faculty (2007):

Full-Time Faculty LevelMenWomen
Tenured31
Non-tenured, but on tenure track02
Non-tenured and not on tenure track25

Salaries for full-time faculty:

Full-Time Faculty (2007):

Full-Time Faculty LevelContract LengthNumber MenAvg Salary MenNumber WomenAvg Salary Women
Professorcalendar year1*1*
Assistant professorcalendar year0*1*
All faculty totalcalendar year1*2*

*: salaries are not displayed where there are fewer than 3 professors in the category.

Full-Time Faculty (2007):

Full-Time Faculty LevelContract LengthNumber MenAvg Salary MenNumber WomenAvg Salary Women
Professoracademic year1*0*
Associate professoracademic year2*0*
Assistant professoracademic year0*1*
Instructoracademic year1*5$32,000
All faculty totalacademic year4$41,7506$32,500

*: salaries are not displayed where there are fewer than 3 professors in the category.

Arkansas Baptist Athletics

Students on Athletic Scholarships (2007):

SportMenWomenTotal
Total151530
Basketball151530

Arkansas Baptist Degree Programs (2007)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
Business Administration and Management, General

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK
Human Services, General
Public Administration

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY
Theology/Theological Studies

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration

Arkansas Baptist Highlights

(Details are provided further down on this page.)

What Sets Arkansas Baptist Apart:

CategoryTrophy 
% of degrees in family and social work
(vs. all colleges)
Top 2%Arkansas Baptist % of degrees in family and social work
Minority % of student body
(vs. all colleges)
Top 6%Arkansas Baptist Minority % of student body
% of degrees in business and management
(vs. all colleges)
Top 7%Arkansas Baptist % of degrees in business and management
Male % of student body
(vs. all colleges)
Top 9%Arkansas Baptist Male % of student body
Lowest tuition & fees (in-state)
(vs. colleges with similar degree levels)
Top 14%Arkansas Baptist Lowest tuition & fees (in-state)
Dorm rooms per full-time student
(vs. colleges of similar size)
Top 17%Arkansas Baptist Dorm rooms per full-time student
Degrees concentrated in limited number of degree programs
(vs. colleges of similar size)
Top 18%Arkansas Baptist Degrees concentrated in limited number of degree programs
% students on athletic fin. aid
(for open-admission colleges)
Top 19%Arkansas Baptist % students on athletic fin. aid
% of full-time faculty on tenure track
(for colleges of its size and type)
Top 19%Arkansas Baptist % of full-time faculty on tenure track
Explanation of the Highlights categories

Notable:
Baptist affiliation
Open admission
Offers distance learning
Offers weekend classes
Career counseling
Student employment services
On-campus day care
Remedial classes for students
Offers part-time study
On-campus library
Offers campus housing
Offers a board (meal) plan
Tenure system for quality teaching
Offers athletic scholarships

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